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- India
Constitution made it possible for ‘untouchables’ to rise: CJI Gavai
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India B R Gavai delivered a powerful lecture at the Oxford Union in the UK, hailing the Indian Constitution, making it possible for “untouchables” to hold one…
- India
Man attacks Dalit woman sarpanch with axe in Rajasthan
A Dalit woman sarpanch and her husband were attacked with an axe in Kharesh village in Rajasthan’s Didwana district. The incident occurred on June 8. The Dalit couple were overseeing a road…
- India
MP Dalit teenager questions ration shopkeeper over irregularities, shot dead
A Dalit teenager who dared to ask for ration was shot dead in broad daylight in Bilhari village in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh. His brother, Ashish, who had accompanied him, was…
- India
40-year-old Dalit manual scavenger falls into manhole in Tamil Nadu; dies
A 40-year-old Dalit manual scavenger died on Sunday, June 8, after he accidentally slipped into a manhole while trying to clean a sewage in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi district. The incident occurred behind…
- Hate Crime
UP: Wife, in-laws poison Dalit man after learning his caste
A shocking case has surfaced from Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, where a Dalit man was allegedly poisoned by his in-laws after they learnt of his caste. The murder took place on October 18…
- India
Karnataka: 3 Dalit boys tied to pole, thrashed with sticks and chappals
Three Dalit boys were brutally beaten up by upper caste men in Harogeri village of Gadag district in Karnataka after they allegedly sent obscene messages to an upper caste girl. The incident…
- India
Rajasthan Dalit men forced to clean plates after drinking water from shop
Two Dalit men were subjected to casteist abuse, denigration, and forced to clean plates after drinking from a pot in front of a shop. The incident occurred in Kantia village in Rajasthan’s…
- India
‘How can Dalits hold wedding here?’: UP family attacked with rods
Ballia: A group of men allegedly attacked a Dalit family with sticks and rods for holding a wedding ceremony in a hall in Rasra, Uttar Pradesh, police said on Sunday, June 1.…
- India
UP Dalit farmer couple attacked over cattle grazing row
A Dalit farmer and his wife were assaulted in Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh, over a dispute related to cattle grazing. The incident occurred Friday morning, May 23, in Anaich village under the jurisdiction…
- India
Gujarat: Dalit man assaulted for calling upper caste child ‘beta’; dies later
A 20-year-old Dalit man succumbed to injuries on May 22, six days after being brutally assaulted over allegedly addressing a teenager from an upper case as “beta (son)” at a shop in…
- India
Dalit woman dragged by hair during police raid in Bihar
A Dalit woman was dragged by her hair during a police raid with no woman officers present in the Nathnagar Pasi Tola area of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The incident has triggered massive…
- India
Allahabad University Dalit PhD scholar booked for questioning Rafale aircraft deal
A Dalit PhD scholar and a student leader from Allahabad University has been booked by the Uttar Pradesh police over a social media post questioning the Centre on the controversial Rafale fighter jet…
- India
UP: 12-year-old Dalit girl raped by teenagers in Moradabad
In a horrifying act, a 12-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly gang-raped by five boys, all aged between 12 and 15, inside the principal’s office in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad district. The incident took…
- India
Tamil Nadu: 3 Dalit manual scavengers die cleaning septic tank without safety gear
Three manual scavenger workers from the Dalit community died after inhaling poisonous gas while trying to clean a seven-foot-long septic tank in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruppur district. Hari Krishnan (27), Saravanan (30), Venugopal…
- Kerala
Kerala Dalit woman held in custody for 20 hrs without food, water; SI suspended
A sub-inspector stationed at the Peroorkada police station in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, was suspended on Monday, May 19, following a Dalit woman accusing him of illegally detaining, harassing and denial of basic rights…
